About Our Private Dining

Chef de Cuisine Steve Wan presents Pan-Latin Coastal Cuisine for your private dining experience. Enjoy a lavish menu in secluded luxury in Raya's Private Dining Room at the ocean front Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Every amenity of this unique elliptical gem-box-shaped room is carefully considered. Chef Wan prepares each dish with sustainable seafood, local produce, natural and organic meat and Chef Sandoval’s signature Latin flavors.
Chef Wan’s mother first introduced him to baking and cooking eggs, but it was his father that truly inspired him to become a chef. His father showed him different cooking styles and ingredients. Every night, his father would cook dinner for the family and Steve loved watching and learning. It was then that he realized the importance that food has on cultures around the world and how it brings people together.